3. Linear Functions and Slope-Intercept Form
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What do m and b represent in y=mx+b?
Equation: y=3/2x+7/2
Slope: 3/2
y' -intercept:' 7/2
Equations in slope-intercept form follow a specific format, where m represents the slope of the line and b is the y-intercept.
y= mx+ b
LHS+3x=RHS+3x
.LHS /2.=.RHS /2.
Write as a sum of fractions
Commutative Property of Multiplication
a* b/c=a/c* b
Below we have highlighted the slope m and y-intercept b. y= 3/2x+ 7/2 We can see that the slope is 32 and the y-intercept is 72.